This time around I'll be working on the Monster Scenes Victim kit. Conversions include footwear, a new hairstyle, and click-in arm joints similar to my earlier Dr. Deadly project. Here we go...

Torso halves and leg halves are glued together in preparation for seam work. After puttying and sanding everything (including some minor spots on the arms), areas to be Dremeled away are marked with a Sharpie...on the arms and torso...

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Dremeling complete, with a touch of sanding needed to smooth the key edges. These pics demonstrate the ease of changing the arms:

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Next step :p is to make sure our lovely Victim is properly shod. I used Loctite quick-setting epoxy putty here to make the soles...it starts to set in about 5 minutes and is completely set in about an hour. This allows me to shape the soles and hold it in position until it sets.

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Soles are applied and shaped. A bit of Dremeling and sanding is needed to refine the shape before detailing.

Looks pretty good! I like the idea of replacing the arms and being able to pose her for different scenes!

MMM

Beats heck out of having to separate her body halves to do it, MMM! Luckily the legs switch fairly easily! :thumbsup:

She's coming along well James!! The shoes are excellent!!

Chris.:)

And those are just the soles, Chris! Wait 'til you see the next phase! :thumbsup:

Cool! Fill us in as you go. I read one of threads you started about the posable arms and thought it was a clever idea.

Next week...finishing the shoes and a new coiffure...lessee who recognizes what the footwear is supposed to be... ;)

Continuing the revamping of our voluptuous Victim...upper parts of the footwear and additional shaping to the soles is done with Aves Apoxie-Sculpt. First pair roughed in:
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Alternate legs with some detailing and straps added:
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Straps will be sanded to a flat surface.

Straps added to first pair of legs:
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I nicked her shin while Dremeling some "vent holes" so a dab o' putty applied and viola! Good as new! :thumbsup:

Time for the Victim to get a new coiffure. Her hairstyle is based on a pic from one of my lady's catalogs (thank you, love!). Before:
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Resculpting begun with our old friend Apoxie-Sculpt:

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For sculpting hair details, I use a tool made by embedding 4 straight pins in a handle made of epoxy putty.

...finished 'do:
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All parts puttied, sanded, Dremeled, resculpted, yadda yadda yadda...
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...ready for...

...PRIMER!
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This time around I used Krylon Ruddy Brown.

The revamped Vic parts...
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Coming up...paint... :woohoo:

That's amazing work James!!:eek::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
How long have you been sculpting and doing conversions?!? I love what you've done with her hair! I can't wait to see her in the paint!!

Chris.:)

This is coming along great James and like Chris said...can't wait to see the paint start to fly :thumbsup:
Mcdee

Looking good James, that's some nice customizing you're doing! :thumbsup:

A-nut, Mcdougall, Nite-Owl, thanks for the kind words! Just started doing conversions recently, with Dr. Deadly being the first. I've been sculpting for years...I used to make Halloween masks as a hobby.

My honey suggested I give the Victim a light African-American skin tone, similar to one of our local newscasters (thank you again, love! :thumbsup:). Here are the parts basecoated with a mix of Apple Barrel flesh, Americana burnt sienna, and Apple Barrel burnt umber:

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Some detailing on the eyes and mouth:

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A closer look at the legs:

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Burnt umber washes applied to detail the torso:

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Dark burnt umber eyes, eyebrows, and lashes are added. Lips are painted Apple Barrel tiger lily. I'll also be adding a faint blush to her cheeks.

Arms with burnt umber wash shading and Folk Art metallic pearl white on the nails:

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Details of the arms:

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Next week: detailing the Victim's clothing and hair.

She's looking Fantastic, love the hair, can't wait to see the the rest:thumbsup:

Thanks Gaz! Final steps in this WIP next week!

Another Great job, well done!

The last steps in this WIP...clothing and hair. The Victim's shirt is a custom color I call Pulse...a mix of Apple Barrel Tiger Lily and Berry Red and Ceramcoat orange. Highlights are drybrushed Pulse with a bit of Tiger Lily to lighten:
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Hair is basecoated dark burnt umber, drybrushed with chocolate bar and highlighted with burnt sienna.

That's NICE!!!

Shorts and footwear...
the shorts are basecoated Folkart Linen. Pewter grey is used to define the creases in the shorts, with oyster white/linen gently drybrushed for highlights. The belt is Folkart Metallic Antique Copper. Footwear is my custom Pulse color. One pair of legs finished:
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BTW, that's genuine, 100% Calaveras County, CA mud smeared on her shoes... :thumbsup:

The second pair of legs:
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The finished Victim in all her splendor:
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...and with alternate arms and legs:
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Thanks to those of you who took the time to check out my work...and a shout-out to Adrienne Bankert of KCRA-3 in Sacramento for providing inspiration for this project. I'll be sculpting a couple of custom bases for our lovely Victim...but that, dear fiends, is a story for another time...

She came out beautifully James!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
I love the darker fleshtones and the highlights in her hair! The whole project's been great to watch,and I'll be looking forwards to seeing how your bases turn out....
Well done mate!!

Chris.:)

Dave, Chris, thanks for looking! Much appreciated! :thumbsup:

Hey James...:thumbsup: Man she's a knockout!...I've been following this thread closely and you have done a spectacular job on Miss Vickie (got that name from the Parts Pit:p)
Take a Bow James:wave:

Thankyew...thankyew verry much! :cool: I have to admit I'm very proud of the way she turned out!

PM for you, Denis...:wave:

I've never seen the poor girl look better. Kudos!!!

Looks great. FYI there was talk of a second Victim kit for the Monster Scenes series back in the day. Also was to be a "Hero" kit.

Have never seen a photo or sketch though.

Pit Mike

James,

OUTSTANDING! I love the hair and the Crocs and all the extra that you have put on her! She turned out BEAUTIFUL!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

MMM

Great work, excellent results; if Adrienne googles herself some time and sees a link to this thread, I hope she opens the link and sees these pictures!

James,

OUTSTANDING! I love the hair and the Crocs and all the extra that you have put on her! She turned out BEAUTIFUL!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

MMM
OzyMandias, Mike, MMM, Cro-Magnon, thanks one and all for the kind words...and MMM, you are the first to catch the fact that she's wearing Crocs! I purposely avoided saying that word, saying "footwear" and "shoes", hoping that someone would recognize she was wearing Crocs...in fact, my lady has a pair of Crocs EXACTLY the color I painted the Victim's! Thanks for noticing, buddy! :wave:

PM for you, MonsterModelMan... :wave:

James,

Got your PM....I thought that the Crocs were a pretty cool touch!
Nice job on the little details like that!

MMM

Excellent work! Great customizing job!!!
So cool to have an alternate looking victim.
I was thinking of buying a second and painting her completely different. I'm putting one in the cage and another in the pendulum.

Hey, you know what, someone needs to make a custom male victim. Model him after Shaggy or Freddie...